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NASA scientists report that Jupiter's Great Red Spot is shrinking and that it could totally dissipate within the next 20 years.
Off-World

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Dying

The iconic oval storm could dissipate in a matter of decades.

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese state scientists claim to have developed a network of meter-long radar systems capable of spotting and tracking stealth aircraft.
Military

China Says New Tech Can Detect Stealth Jets Including F-22, F-35

The new system can spot and target radar-skirting stealth planes.

By Dan Robitzski

The Navy will outfit a destroyer with the HELIOS laser weapon system for the first time in 2021, and hopes to upgrade the technology from there.
Military

The US Military Is Officially Rolling out Its HELIOS Laser Weapon

It'll be the last line of defense against missiles from China or Russia.

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon's new privacy updates for its Alexa voice assistant are a step in the right direction, but the company still has a lot of ground to make up.
Artificial Intelligence

You Can Now Tell Alexa to Delete Everything You Said Today

Amazon is making it slightly easier for you to control your private data.

By Kristin Houser

According to the World Health Organization, burnout is now a fully-recognized work-related psychological condition and can be diagnosed as such.
Health & Medicine

So Tired: Doctors Can Now Diagnose You With Burnout

The World Health Organization finally recognized work-related exhaustion.

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered a "forbidden planet" in an orbit previously thought to be impossible.
Off-World

Astronomers Find Distant “Forbidden Planet” In “Neptunian Desert”

This alien world whips around its sun every 1.3 days.

By Victor Tangermann

After using AI to analyze "junk" DNA, a Princeton-led team concluded that mutations within the noncoding DNA can cause autism.
DNA

Princeton Scientists: Mutations in “Junk” DNA Can Cause Autism

The impact of their research could shed light on many other disorders.

By Kristin Houser

Congress allocated $125 million to NASA, directing it to develop nuclear propulsion technology that would improve flight speed on missions to deep space.
NASA

NASA Just Got $125 Million to Develop Nuclear Rockets

That's $125 million more than NASA asked for.

By Dan Robitzski

The Japanese video game company announced "Pokémon Sleep" today, the natural conclusion to its massive smartphone hit.
Future Society

New Nintendo Game Lets You Catch Pokémon by Sleeping

Pokémon Go made you walk more. Will Pokémon Sleep make you sleep more?

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has selected a number of companies to complete studies about the future of commercial spaceflight in low-Earth orbit.
NASA

NASA’s New Goal: A “Robust Economy” of Orbital Space Habitats

Is this what the commercialization of space will be like?

By Victor Tangermann

brain boost
Brain

Experts: Brain-Stimulating Headsets Are Probably Snake Oil

Startups are making irresponsible claims about their products.

By Dan Robitzski

An anaconda gave birth via parthenogenesis, where it produced offspring without mating. Now, scientists confirm that the offspring are genetic replicas.
Biology

The Science Behind an Anaconda’s “Virgin Birth”

Immaculate con-snek-tion. Get it?

By Dan Robitzski

Pet cloning results in animals with shorter life spans and many more health problems than non-cloned animals, according to one animal ecology professor.
Science & Energy

Pet Cloning Is Getting Cheaper — but It’s Still Horrifying

"All cloned animals have shorter life spans and many more health problems..."

By Kristin Houser

Next-Gen Spacesuit Helmet Has an “Iron Man” Heads Up Display
Off-World

Next-Gen Spacesuit Helmet Has an “Iron Man” Heads Up Display

Smarter displays can make life easier for astronauts using clunky spacesuits.

By Dan Robitzski

The MOONRISE project plans to send a small laser system to the Moon in 2021, testing the device's ability to melt Moon dust into a usable building material.
Moon

Laser Project Aims to Melt Moon Dust Into a Lunar Base

The laser device could reach the Moon as soon as 2021.

By Kristin Houser

This summer, NASA astronauts will join an international diving crew in a special underwater laboratory under the Atlantic to prepare astronauts space.
Moon

NASA is Using This Underwater Lab to Train Astronauts for the Moon

The Aquarius Reef Base is the only operational permanent underwater research facility in the world.

By Victor Tangermann

Google's multi-year, multi-million dollar research project into cold fusion reached a disheartening conclusion: there's no evidence the phenomenon exists.
Google

Google’s $10 Million Cold Fusion Project Has Failed

Researchers found "no evidence whatsoever" that fusion is possible at room temperature.

By Kristin Houser

As they travel in the body, viruses like herpes can soak up proteins that they use to produce the amyloid plaques linked to Alzheimer's symptoms.
Health & Medicine

New Research: Herpes May Make You Get Alzheimer’s Earlier

A new mouse study could change our understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronauts aboard the ISS used CRISPR in space for the first time, making edits in yeast's genome to mimic radiation-caused damage.
Off-World

Astronauts Use CRISPR in Space for the First Time Ever

And high school students designed the experiment.

By Kristin Houser

Last week, SpaceX unleashed 60 tiny Starlink satellites to orbit the Earth at just 340 miles. Astronomers are worried they could ruin the night sky.
SpaceX

Astronomers: SpaceX’s New Satellites Are Ruining the Night Sky

"Starlink, and other mega constellations, would ruin the sky for everyone on the planet."

By Victor Tangermann